Hanoi, Oct. 13 -- Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted a welcome ceremony for and held talks with President of the Turkish Defence Industry Agency Haluk Gorgun in Hanoi on October 13. At the talks, Minister Giang highlighted the robust friendship and multi-faceted between the two countries over the past nearly 50 years of diplomatic relations, underscoring huge potential for cooperation, including in defence. He said that Haluk Gorgun's October 13-14 working trip carries significance as it concretises the commitment made by senior leaders of both nations to strengthen defence industry collaboration, as stated in the Vietnam-Turkiye joint statement issued during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit to the c...